Local sports briefs

Davis earns bid to Portsmouth Invitational

Southern Miss senior Dwayne Davis has received a bid to play in the prestigious Portsmouth Invitational, which is set for April 10-13 at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, Va.

The Portsmouth Invitational is one of the preeminent NBA pre-draft camps, with approximately 200 NBA representatives in attendance. The four-day tournament consists of 12 games with the 64 invited college seniors playing on eight teams of eight players.

Davis will be playing for Mike Duman Auto Sales' squad in the tournament and will team with Kenny Boynton (Florida), Vincent Council (Providence), Robert Covington (Tennessee State), Richard Howell (North Carolina State), Rodney McGruder (Kansas State), Brock Motum (Washington State) and Aziz N'Diaye (Washington). The team will be coached by Max Gillespie and Jerry Hasty, along with NBA assistant Ruben Patterson.

Davis is one of just three players from Conference USA in the Portsmouth Invitational, joining UCF's Keith Clanton and Maurice Kemp of East Carolina.

"This is obviously a great opportunity for Dwayne," said Southern Miss head coach Donnie Tyndall. "He has proven himself to be one of the best players in college basketball, and being invited to play in the Portsmouth Invitational is a testament to what he has accomplished this season."

Davis will begin play in the second game of the tournament on Wednesday, April 10 at 8 p.m. CT against Portsmouth Partnership. For more information on the Portsmouth Invitational, please visit the organization's website at www.portsmouthinvitational.com.

Southern Miss softball visits Auburn

The Golden Eagle softball team will play the first game of a nine-game road swing tomorrow when they travel to Auburn for a single game set for 6 p.m. today at Jane B. Moore field.

It will be the second time the Golden Eagles have taken on a member of the SEC, having already split a doubleheader with in-state foe Ole Miss earlier this season.

Southern Miss (11-29) and Auburn (25-15) have squared off just twice, with the Tigers taking both of those decisions, a 4-1 win in 2006 and a 3-0 victory in 2011.

The Golden Eagles are coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of conference rival Memphis in which Southern Miss fell 6-5 in Sunday's third game.

To get the most up-to-date information on Southern Miss Softball, follow the team on Twitter at @USMSoftball, get live stats via the Gametracker platform from SouthernMiss.com, or like Southern Miss Softball on Facebook.

Photo correction for April 8 sports section

Southern Miss' Chase Fowler was misidentified as Andrew Furr in a photo that ran on Page 1B of the Monday, April 8 edition of the Hattiesburg American. The photo was taken during the Golden Eagles' 2-0 win over Tulane on Sunday.

Bobcats finish 7th in EMCC Tournament

The Jones County Junior College golf team finished seventh in MACJC Event No. 5, hosted by East Mississippi Community College, here Monday at the Mississippi State University Golf Course.

The Bobcats improved by 21 shots during Monday's second round, posting a 307. Coupled with an opening round 328, that gave them a two-day total of 635.

Mississippi Gulf Coast won the tournament with a 584, while Co-Lin finished second at 593. East Mississippi and Northwest tied for third with a 602.

JCJC was led by Branning Dykes. Dykes, a sophomore from Richton, shot a 73 on Monday to go with a first round of 80 for a 153. That tied him for 19th place.